Abstract
Combining resources to develop complex solutions (e.g., products or services) involves a varied set of
business actors. Research tends to assume that actors aremore or less autonomous in combining the resources
they use. Presenting findings from a study of the construction of the first two pre-discharge homes for patients
with cognitive and motor disabilities, we show that the autonomy of the single actor in combining resources is
limited and that resource combinations are collectively enacted. Consequently, the features of the emergent
resource combinations depend on the set of actors involved. We also argue that each actor takes part in
resource combination both as provider and as user of resources; the two roles imply different perspectives
that lead to different focal points which, in turn, impact how resources interface. The two roles orient the
conduct of parties and, as confronted in business relationships, they shape the development of business
relationships and resource combinations.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 139-150 |
Numero di pagine | 12 |
Rivista | Journal of Business Research |
Volume | 65 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2012 |
Keywords
- ACTORS
- BUSINESS NETWORKS
- DOMOTICS
- INTERACTION
- RESOURCES COMBINING
- SOLUTION